Head of Application Engineering EU South
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Head of Application Engineering EU South
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About this Position
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, cutting-edge technologies, and disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your career.
What You’ll Do
- Manage key accounts across Europe
- Optimize customer profitability through portfolio management and understanding customer buying behavior
- Achieve high project pipeline closing rates to meet and exceed sales plans
- Develop and acquire talent with application knowledge and customer experience
- Lead the technical team for Southern Europe in flexible packaging and paper markets
- Define team roles and responsibilities
- Prioritize tasks and resource allocation
- Serve as site leader for Zingonia AE lab with full SHEQ responsibility
- Advance AE operations, share best practices, and execute strategy with focus on KSIs
- Decide on support activities and introduce new adhesive technologies
- Act as technical interface between customers and Henkel teams
- Develop innovations and improvements through data-driven decisions
- Create technical content for training and publications
- Serve as EU regional expert for food safety and paper business
- Handle customer inquiries and complaints, provide technical recommendations
- Support customer projects in critical cases
What Makes You a Good Fit
- Master's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Business Management, or related fields
- Fluency in Italian and English
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong technical expertise
- Knowledge of packaging tools and applications
- Willingness to travel up to 50% (Italy, Greece, Spain, France)
Henkel values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Join us and bring your uniqueness to our team!
Additional Information
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Industries: Chemical Manufacturing and Manufacturing
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